Fare box



D. M. BELL.

FARE BOX.

APPLKCAHON FILED APR. I8, 1916.

1,334,071. Patented Mar; 16, 1920.

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FARE BOX.

APPLlCATION FILED APR.18,I916.

1,334,071. Patented Mar. 16,1920.

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FA HE BOX.

APPLlCATION FILED APR. 18, I916- Patented Mar. 16, 1920.

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FARE BOX.

APPLlCATION FILED APR. I8, 1916- Patented Mar. 16, 1920.

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FARE BOX.

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, UNITED sTATEs PATENT QFFIQEIQ DILL YN M. BELL, or DETROIT, MICHIGAN,AssIeNon' To ormson FARE Box 51 COMPANY, orcnicneo, ILLINQIS, A conronnron or new YORK;

FARE-Box,

s iecificationof Letters Patent. Pgitented 313-1316, 1920.

Application filed Apri1' l8, 1916. Serial No. 91,900.

1' b all (LU/6077b it may concern;

Be it known that L'DILLWYN M. BELL, a citizen of the United States, anda resident ofthe city of Detroit, in the county of lVayne and State ofMichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFare-Boxes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and eXactfdescription of the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the numerals of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

This invention. relates to an improved type of fare box wherein theparts are compactly arranged for easy access and assembly, and removablea unit from the inclosing casing by the simple detachment of a few boltsand screws. It is an ob ect therefore of this nvent on 7 to construct afare register adaptedto count and totalize the sum of a mixture of coinsof different denominations, elevating the same one by one to a countingposition whereby mechanisms are entrained according to the diameter ofthe coin to effect a drive to the register whereby the same is actuatedaccording to the denomination of Itis also an object of-this inventionto construct a fare boxadapted to receive an indiscriminate mixture ofcoins deposited therein to separate the same for movement one by one tocounting position, whereby counting mechanisms are actuated-according tothe denomination of the different coins and the sum total thereofind'cated upona registerprovided for the purpose.

It is also an object of this invention to construct a fare registerwherein the coins carried to a counting position operate ac cording totheir-diameter to impart an ini-' tial movement to a coin lever whichoperates automatically thereafter to cause to be shifted into trainmechanisms for actuating a register upon which the sum of the variousdenominations of coins is totalized.

It is furthermore an important object of this invention to construct acoin counting machine for coins of different denominationsembodying aninclined carrying element fer separating and elevating the various coinsone by one to a counting position,

whereby mechanisms are started in movement according to the diameter ofthe coins to effect entrainment of driving means for .1212 of Fig. 2. i

a register upon which'the'sum total of the various coins operated uponis registered. It is finally an object of this-invention to construct a.simple andcompact coin countingmachine forcoins of different denominations providing a number of protective-devices to prevent inaccurateregistration of the coins either accidentally or through fraud. Theinvention (in a preferred form) is illustrated in the drawings andhereinafter more fully described. 7 i 3 In the drawings: i Figure l is afront face view of the slotted or recessed c'oin' carrying disk or wheeland auxiliary mechanisms associated therewith. a

Fig. 2 is a rear elevational view thereof. Fig. 3 is a reduced rear faceview of the coin carrying'wheel detached;v

Fig. 4 is a section taken on line 4+4: of Fig. 2, with parts showninelevation, and

with a portion of the casing shown in sectioni a.

Fig. 51s a fragmentary detail view partly in section taken on line 55 ofFig. 4:.

Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view taken on line 6'6 of Fig. 5.

. Fig.7 is a sectional detail taken on line 77 of Fig. 6.

.Fig. 8 is a rear face view of the coin lever.

Fig. 9 is an end view thereof.v

Fig. 10 is a sectional detail taken on line 1010 of Fig. '2. I

Fig. 11 is a sectional detail taken on line 111l of Fig. 2. I

Fig. 12 is a sectional detail, takenon line Fig. 13 is a fragmentary topplan view of the register detached from the machine.

Fig. 14 is a sectional detail on line 141% of Fig. 13. V

Fig. 15 is a sectional detail View taken on line 15 15 of Fig. 2,showing the construc tion of the penny disk of the built-up mutilatedgear.

Fig. 16 is a development of the built-up mutilated gear.

Fig. 17 is a development of the retaining grooved cylindrical cammounted on the same .shaft with said mutilated gear.

F ig; 18 is an exterior view of the fare box. s Fig. 19 is an elevationof the stationary inclined frame plate of the. device.

a'hopper 5, within said glass compartment.

Fig. is a section on line 2Q20 of V Fig. 19. 1

As shown in the drawings:

is substantially of rectangularshape, is denoted by the referencenumeral 1, and'has an upper smaller extension 2, on which is mounted aglass receiving compartmentS, provided with a mouth P1606412, at theupper end,-through which the coins are admitted, the coins falling bygravity into and through A drawer 6, is mounted in the'lower end of themain casingl, and is so positioned as to receive collected therein thecounted coins discharged from the counting mechanisms mounted within thecasing 1,-hereinafter described. Mounted within the lower main casing 1,is a frame comprising a relatively heavy inclined plate 7 ofsubstantially circular outline, and provided with an inwardly directedhub extension '8. Rigidly secured to said inclined plate 7, on the rearsurface thereof is a pair of bracket plates 9 and 10, respectively, 1and secured therebetween to reinforce the same, are horizontal tubularrods 11 and 12, respectively.

Attaching lugs 13, are formed on the lower end of the inclined plate 7,for attachment thereof to the wall of the casing 1. An inwardly dlrectedattaching foot is formed upon the lower-end of the respective bracketplates 9 and 10, denoted by the reference numorals 1i and 15,respectively, to afford an attachment upon a horizontal partition orwall 16, within the lower portion of the main casing 1, beneath whichthe drawer 6, is positioned. Journaled horizontally between the bracketplates 9 and 10, is a main drive shaft 17, with oneend thereofprojecting into a cylindrical casing l8,-secured and attached in thebracket plate 10, within which is mounted a spring clutch of a wellknown and familiar'construction by means of which a drive is imparted tothe shaft 17, from a handle '19, attached on one member of the concealedclutch. Thus in the case of abnormal resistance to the movement of saidshaft 17 the. spring'clutch will release and permit rotation of thehandle 19, to take place without damage to the mecha nisms of the farebox.

J ournaledthrough the hubextension 8, of the inclined frame plate 7, isa shaft 20', and secured upon the inner end thereof is a relativelylarge bevel gear 21, meshing with and adapted to be driven by a smallbevel pinion 22, secured upon said shaft 17. Secured upon the other endof said shaft 20, as clearly shown in Fig. i, is a circular coincarrying wheel or disk 23, relatively thick at its center andthin alongits outer margin and grooved out on the rear surface of said margin asdenoted by the reference numeral 24, said grooved portion fitting over acircular raised rib 25, formed on the top surface iof the inclined frameplate 7; The

thickness of said coin wheel at the grooved outsmarginal portion thereofis less than the frame. plate7, the rib 25, tapers oil flush with thesurface of said plate on each side of the rib, the inclined or taperedoff portion of said rib denoted by the reference numeral 25 and clearlyshown in'Fig. 19.

A plurality of coin pockets or recesses 26, are cut in the periphery ofsaid coin carrying wheel 23, each pocket disposed over the rib 25, asclearly shown in Fig. l, and intermediate said coin pockets a number ofsmall rectangular apertures or slots 27, is provided, for a purposehereinafter pointed out. Riveted to the rear surface of the coincarrying wheel 23, is a small circular disk 28, provided with are shapedrecesses 29, therein, as shown in Fig. 3, for a purpose hereinafterdescribed. 1 Bolted or secured in any suitable manner over the uppersurface of the inclined frame plate 7, is a hopper 30, the upper openend of which registers beneath the extension 2, of the casing, toreceive the coins from the glass compartment 3, therethrough into saidhopper whereby the same are subsequently elevated to counting positionin the coin pockets 26, of the carrying wheel. The coins swept upwardlyby the coin carrying wheel 23,'disposed in the pockets 26, thereof, areutilized as mechanical elements operating according to their diameter toactuate a coin lever at different intervals of time,'to thereby causethe same to entrain a register with a driving means therefor to registerthe sum total of the different coins. Accordingly, a lever 31, issecured upon a short pintle shaft 32, extending rearwardly through theframe plate 7, at the upper end thereof, and secured over the outersurface of said lever 31, is a thin sheet of metal 33, which projectsdownwardly over the surface ofthe coins as the same are moved beneathinwardly against the margin or periphery the coin wheel 23. A confiningplate 36.

projecting over the upper portion of the coinwheel 23, is provided toprevent the coins falling from the wheel 23, as they pass beneath thecoin lever 31, and has a sharpened stripper projecting 36, and a le ver37, is pivoted on the outer surface of impelled finger 38, beneathwhiehthe coins which have actuated the lever'Sl, are'constrained to pass andare struck thereby-from the pockets 26, of the coin wheel through anaperture provided inthe frame plate 7, to fall downwardly throughadischarge chute 69, into the collection drawer 6. A leaf spring 40, isalso mounted on the outer surface of said plate 36, and bears upon saidlever 37, to impel the same inwardly, so that the finger is always heldresiliently against the coins passing therebeneath. I

Mounted in a yoke shaped frame ll, which is secured upon the rearsurface of the frame plate 7, is a series of associated register wheelsor dials 49, each having a pinion l3, and mutilated gears or one tootheddisk t l, connected therewith for operation in a. familiar and wellknown manner, bywhich, through the intermediation of groups ofassociated pinions 45, and star wheels 46, journaled on a shaft parallelto the shaft on which said register dials are mounted in the frame ll,movement is transmitted from one register dial to the next adjacent.That is to say, with one revolution of the units dial, the next dial ortens dial receives a movementof one division, and with one revolution ofthe tens dial the hundreds dial'adjacent thereto receives impartedthereto movement of one division. Movement is transmitted directly tothe units dial through the gear thereof, by a pinion. e5, which receivesits movement from an idler pinion 17 meshing with a pinion 46, featheredupon a slidable shaft 49, which is journaled horizontally at the rear ofthe frame plate 7.

Mounted on one end of the main driving shaft 17, is a built-up orcomposite mutilated gear consisting of disks 50 51, 52, and 5 1-,respectively, of which the last four are gear sections and have teeththereon to drive a pinion 55, secured upon the slidable shaft l9, andcapable of being moved therewith into a position to engage one of thegroups ot' teeth of said built-up composite gear. The shaft 49, iscaused to slide to move the pinion 55, into mesh with the mutilatedcomposite gear by movem'ent initiated by the coin lever 31, when a coinpasses therebeneath. I 1

For this purpose, connected on the end of the pintle 32, for said coinlever 31, is a long lever 56, having a short cylindrical extension 57,on the rear surfa e thereof, which engages in a collar 58, which ismounted on the shaft 49, so that movement of the lever 56., istransmitted to said shaft 49, to slide the same. The initial movement ofthe lever 56, is continued independent of the coin by a spring latchingmeans or detent, which normally retains said lever retracted againstaccidental movement by vibration mother-wise, comprising a pivotednotched plate-59', mounted on a pintle 60, secured in a bracket attachedto the br cket plate 10, and normally impelled into engagement withapin'61, on said lever 56, by a spring 62. "l he initial movement of thelever 56, is

im aarted thereto by the coins through the coin lever 31, the movementtaking place sufliciently to causethe pin 61, to ride outof the notch inthe plate 59. The inclined or pointed end of said plate 59, then engagesbehind the pin 61, to continue the movement of the lever 56, thereawayfromunder the stress of the spring 62. Secured perpendicularly on therear surface at the lower end of the lever 56,is a tooth 63, and securedupon the main shaft 17, is a multiple grooved cam 64, one groove foreach denomi nation of coin to be counted corresponding with therespective rows of teeth on the com posite mutilated gear, also on saidshaft 17 As shown in the development view of said "cam element 64. inFig. 17, the entrance for each of the grooves therein leads inwardly atan angle from one edge of the cam at different points on the periphery,so the time at which the coin lever 31, is actuated by a coin,detern'iines with which of the grooves the tooth 63, on the lever 56, isprojected into engagement. As the teeth 63, rides inwardly along theinclined wall at the entrance of each of the grooves, it necessarilymoves said lever 56, inwardly an amount suflicient to bring the toothinto the plane of the groove onthe periphery of the cam, thereby slidingthe pinion'55, with said shaft 49, an amount to insure engagement ofsaid pinion 55, with the proper group of teeth on the compositemultilated gear to transfer a movement through said shaft as, to theregister, to effect proper registration of a coin which first initiatedthe movement of the coin lever 31. After the movement has beentransmitted to the pinion 55, by one of the groups of teeth on themutilated gear, the tooth 63, strikes against the inclined abutment wall65, at the ends of the respective grooves on the cam element, causingthe tooth to ride outwardly, thereby swinging said lever 56, outwardlyinto initial position, whereby the pin 61, thereon, engages over thepivoted detent plate 59, and of course withdrawing the pinion 55, into aposition at rest over the disk element 50, of the mutilated gear, whichserves to prevent accidental rotation of the pinion 55, or shaft 49,therewith. 7

As clearly shown in the development view in Fig. 16, the disk element5%, of the muti- -lated gcaris provided with four teeth to rotate thepinion 55, an amount suflicient to register five counts on theregisterz'the element 52, is provided with nine teeth to rotate thepinion 65, an amount sufficient to actuate the register to count tenunits, and the element 51 is rovided with four teeth to acunits on theregister. a The construction of the disk 53, whereby the pinion 55, isonly rotated one tooth to count a penny on the register, is peculiar, inthat a pivoted toothed element 66, is provided, mounted in a recess insaid disk 53, asshown in Fig-.15, nor mally impelled outwardly by aspring 67, so that as the forward end of said lever 66, strikes thetooth on the pinion 55, the next succeeding tooth on said pinion 55,strikes downwardly on the surface of said lever 66, to thrust the sameinwardly, thus riding thereover andreceiving no further move menttherefrom;

Means are provided to strike off from the ca jing wheel 28, any coinswhich might, byaccident, be ii'nproperly carried upwardly thereby,either improperly seated in the coin pockets 26,01' adhering to the coinwheel at points between the pockets. Said means are constructed projectthrough slots in the .tranie plate 7, and through the slots passingthereover provided'in the coin wheel 23, to strike voii' thein'iproperly carried coins. Accordingly, secured upon the rear surfaceof the frame plate 7, abracket plate 68, on which is pivoted twointegrally connected arms 69, which are joined at their outer ends by across piece 7 0, and acoiled spring -T 1, is coiled about the pivotalconnection of said arms 69, on said bracket plate 68,7 50 normallythrust the outer pointed ends of said arms 69, through slots provided insaid plate 7, one of which is denoted by the referefnce numeral 72, andthe other of which is concealed beneath t e carrier wheel 23, and whenthe slots 27, on said carrier wheel register therewith, the pointed endsof said arms project therethrough under the inipulse oi thespringtheretor. As a result of the constant succe sion or passage of theslots 97, in the carrying wheel over the slots in the frame plate 7, thepointedends oi said striker arins are oscillated 'ior successiveprojections through said slots. Another pair of integrally connectedstriker arms, denotedby the reference nun'ieral T3, are pivotallymounted upon the rear oi the frame plate 7, in a bracket 74:, and areactuated inwardly by a coiled. spring 75, whereby the pointed end of oneof the strikerarins 73, adapted to project through a slot 76, providedin the frame plate 7, and the other adapted to project through a similarslot beneath the carrying wheel 23, and through one of the slots as thesane registers therewith, so that a constant successive pro jection ofthe pointed ends 01"" said striker arms is made as the carrier wheel n3,is rotated. The respective slots 72 and 76, visible in Fig. 1, are showndisposed beyond the periphery of the carrier wheel 23, and the strikerarms project therethrough only at the time the slots 2'7, of saidcarrier-wheel,

are; in re 'ist'er with the corresponding slots 7 C7 in the frame-plate7, therebeneath, and due to the fact that said slots 27, are disposedbetweenthe pockets 2G,-thefstrike r arms do not project through theplate7, when acoin pocket 26, is passing by, thus allowing a coindisposed beneath the lower. end of the yoke iraine l1, which supportsthe register dials,

is a long lever or arm '78, shown in detail in Fig. 6. .Thelowor end ofsaid lever 78, 1s

bent inwardly at right angles and provided with a pointed end or tooth7'9, which, due to the action of gravity on the longer arm of the lever,is thrust inwardly against the rear surface oi the disk 28, on thecarrier wheel, .whercby the head 79, seats in the slots 29. The upperend of said lever 78, is provided with two long curved fingers and S1,substz-intially at right'angles tothe lever 1" S, and when the inwardlyheld head '79, on thevlower end of said lever 78, is forced outwardlythe partition walls beween the slots 29, said fingers 80 and 81, areprojected throngha long slot in the frame plate T, and beyond the sameclose to the periphery of the carrier wheel 23. The finger 81, as shownin Fig. 7, strikes beneath the presser plate 34, near the pivoted endthereof, to swing the same outwardly as said fingers S0 and 81, areprojected through the slot in the frame plate, o that in the event thatthe fingers 80 and 81, strike a coin improperly positioned, the presserplate is swung outwardly to permit the coin to fall downwardly over thesurface of the carrier'wheel,

The operation is as follows:

l -he coins or fares are deposited through theinouth 4, of the fare box,falling through the hopper 5, into the inspection part 3, and are thendumped by the operator, by means not shown, through the extension 2, ofthe casing, falling therethrough into the coin hopper 30, within themain casing 1, shown in Fig. 4; The operator then operates the handle19. which is exposed on the exterior of the casing on the side oppositefrom that shown in Fig. 18, to drive the mechanisms of the fareregister, whereby the rotation'of the coin carrier wheel 23, causes thecoins of difi'erent denominations to be picked up in the coin pockets26, and sweptover thestationary plate 7, upwardly toward counting.

2'7 and slots 7 6 and 72 on the frame )late 7 will serve to strike thesame fromthe carrying wheel, In the event that two coins ad hereto oneanother, the stripper point 36, disposed over the carrier wheel at theupper end thereof, as shown in Fig. 1, will serve to strip the outercoin from the one-beneath, and the striker means 80 and 81, will beprojected through a slot in the frame plate 7, to strike the strippedcoin from beneath the presser platev 34, which swings outwardly on itspivotal connection under the impulse of the striker arm 81, to permitthe coin to fall downwardly into the hopperto be picked up at asubsequent time. I

As thecoins are picked up and carried in the coin pockets 26, they slidealong on the rib 25, of the stationary plate 7, swept thereover by'thecoin wheel, and as thecoin approaches counting position it slides deeperinto the coin pocket 26, due to thetapering away of the portion25, ofthe rib 25. As a result,the rear or driving edge of the coin' pocket hasa" larger bearing surface on the rear edge of the coin to thrust thesame along for utilization as a mechanical element. lthas been actuallydemonstrated that the tapering off-of therib 25, toprovide a deepercarrying pocket for the coin has permitted use of the machine atextremely high speeds, in factdoubling the counting capacity thereof ascompared with a 1na l Ch chine in. which the rib 25, is not tapered Direto the fact that the difierent denomf nations of coinsadapted to behandled by; the machine are of different size and of differentdiameters,'the coin lever 31, the-end of which bears downwardly upon theperipheral edge of the carrier wheel 23 isnecessarily elevated atdifferent intervals of 7 time with respect to a coin pocket passingtherelbeneathfor different coins carried, that is to say, a nickehdue toits large diameter, will cause an elevation of the coin lever 31, beforea penny similarly carried, and like: wise a penny will effect anelevation of said coin lever 31, before a, dime, and a dime will elevatethe coin lever 31, before a Canadian five cent piece carried in thepocket on the wheel. These differences in time of elevation of the coinlever 31, with reference to a coin pocket on the carrier wheel areutilized in effecting a shift of a selective mechanism r to register thecoins which first elevatethe coin lever 31; It is only an initialmovement of thecoin lever 31, which is imparted thereto by the coin ofcourse passing therebeneath, causinga similarmovement of the lever- 56,connected to the same pivot shaft 32; -Afterthe initial movement hasbeen transferred to the lever 56, by the coin, the

movement is continuedby the pin 61, on the rear surface of said lever,shown in Flg, 5,

riding out of the notohof the spring im-L pelled detent plate 59,impell1ngthe plate downwardly, whereupon the inclined edgeof said platecontacts behind the pin 61, to throw said lever 56, still farther tooneside, whereupon the p n 63-, moves into one of the entrancepassages tothe grooves on the mul-.

tiple grooved cam element 64. Inasmuch as the coin only institutes amovement which is continued by positive mechanical means, it is obviousthat the wearing efi'ect on the coin is very slight and mutilation ofthe coins by the machine is avoided.

The entire movement of the lever 56, has been transmitted to theslidableshaft 4:9, throughthe rounded pin 57, onsaid lever 56, engagingthe collar 58, on said shaft, thus shifting the pinion 55, mountedrigidly on said shaft into a selective position for engagement with oneseries of teeth on the composite mutilated gear, so that the continuedrotationof' the. handle 19, by the operator causes said mutilated gearto drive the pinion 55, and thereby drive the register the proper amountto register the coin; which first initiated the movement of the coinlever 31. After registration of the coin,'the tooth 63, on saidlever 56,by the continued operation of the. cam, 64,;by the. handle 19, strikesagainst the inclined abutment 65;, on. the cam element, and is forcedout of engagement with said cam, causing the lever 56, to be retractedto initial position thepin 61, sliding over the inclined end of theplate 59, which issprung to permitt-he pin to engage-in the detent plate59, tothus prevent accidental movement thereof sucl-r as by tilting themachine, and the pinion 55', is moved to neutral overthe disk 50, of thecomposite mutilated gear, said disk serving to prevent rotation of thepin-- its pocket in the carrier wheel into an aperture, shown indottedlineslin Fig. 5, providedin, the frame plate 7, as the pocket passesthereover, the j coin then fall ng through the chute 39., at the rearof; the

frame plate downvfitrdly in the casing and;

into the collection crawer 6. p

I am aware that various details of construction may be varied through awide range without departing from the principles 1 claim as myinvention:

1. In a farere 'ister of the ciassdescribed, a 'conrcarrier v neel forcoins; of dliferent de nominationsfa coin "lever positioned to 7 contactthe coins carried by the coin wheel,

' lever connected to said coin lever to receive its initial movementtherefrom due to contact with a coin,.a spring-detent from .vhich saidsecond mentioned lever 1s releasedby such movement which acts tocontinue the movement of said second mentioned lever after releasethereof therefrom,

means to engage with said second mentioned lever 'to continue themovement thereof to a selective position, a register, and mechanismshifted-by said second mentioned lever to driven position to drive saidregister.

2. In a device of the class described, a

coincarrier-wheel having pockets therein,

a lever'adapted to be elevated at different times bycoins carried onsaid wheel accordmg to the denominations of the coins, a register, adrive therefor, means movable into a selective position with referenceto said drive for transmitting the, drive to said leg ister according'to the denomination of the coins, a leverconnected to said coin leverfor shifting said means, a spring detent for holding said secondmentioned lever in'retracted initial position and acting when moved outofe gagement therewith to urge the same onwardly, and means forengagement with said vsecond inentioned lever to continue the movementthereof and to move the same into such position of movement untilregistration of the coin has been effected' r Ina inachineof the classdescribed, a register, means carrying coins, mechanisms disposed foractuation by the coins'on said means, a selective gearing to drive saidreg ister operated to proper selective position according tothedenomination of the coins by said mechanisms, a pin connected withsaid mechanisms and a spring detentplatc normally engaging said pin forholding said mechanisms'in initial position and acting by rele'aseth'ereof from said detent plate to again engage said pin to urgethemechanisms onwardly toward selective position.

4:. In a device ofthe class described,a rotatable coin carrying wheel, acoin lever dis{ pbsedadjacent thereto pivotedfor move ment bycoinacarried on said wheel, a reg ister to register the coins, aselective drivii'ig mechanism for said register, me'chanismcon nected tosaid coin lever to shift said selec vtive driving mechanism, to actuatethe-reg ister in accordance with the denomination of coin moving saidcoin lever, and aspring actuate-the re ister and" a sarin detent plateengaging said means in normal position tofresist movement thereofand-after initial movement thereof urging the same onwardlv' toaccentuate the movement imparted thereto through said coin and coinlever. i e

6. Inacoin conntingmachine of the class described, a rotatable coincarrier having pockets therein for coins of different denominations, acoin lever disposedfor con tact with said coins to be elevated atdifferent times with respect to said coin carrier according to thedifferent denominations of coins carried, a register, a selectivedriving mechanism therefor, means connected to said coin lever to shiftthe selective driving mechanism 'forthe register into driving train Withsaid register, and ajspring i1n-; pelled plate co-acting with saidn'rechanism to, maintain the same normally in initial position andacting to urge-the same onwardly in shifting movement after initial movement imparted thereto by the coin as a mechanical element. 7

7. In'a coin counting machine of the class described, an inclined frameplate, a rotatable coin carriermounted thereon, a driv ingshaft'journaled horizontally behind said frame plate, a shaft-jonrnaled' axially through and perpendicular to saidframe plateandconnected to said 'coin carrier, a bevel gear secured upon saidshaft, a bevel pinion? secured upon said main driving shaft meshingwithsaid'bevel gear to drive said coin-carrier from I said main shaft, amultiple grooved cam mounted on said main shaft, a composite multilatedgear mounted'on said main shaft, aregister, a slidable shaft,- a, pinionthereon adapted when said shaft is inovedfto engage one of the series ofteeth "on said composite 'mutilated gear, means adapted for contact by acoin carried on said carrier element to shift said shaft, said 'ineansadapted held in a-sl'iifted position 1 gromi-edrcam; I ::.V 4 i. i

'8. Ina machine of the'class"described, an inclined frame plate, a coincarrying wheel mounted thereon adapted "to sweep-coins thereovenmechanism adapted for contact by the carried coins to be moved according' to the denomination of the coin, a main drive shaft, compositemultilated gear 1,3sa,ov1

driving engagement between said composite n'iutilated gear and saidregister to: actuate the register in accordance with the denomination ofthe coin, and means connected to said coin lever adapted to co-act withsaid multiple grooved cam to effect a final shifting movement of thedrive for said, register and hold the same entrained until registrationof the coin has been effected. i

f). In a machine of the class described, a

stationary element, a coin carrying wheel thereon, inclined means onsaid stationary element against which the coin is carried by said wheelto increase the degree of engagement of the coin with said wheel as thecoin is moved into counting position, a coin lever on, said stationaryelement adjacent said wheel and pivoted for movement by said coin, aregister for registering the coin, a selective driving mechanism forsaid register, lever mechanism connected to said coin lever tosimultaneously shift said selective driving mechanism to actuate theregister as said coin lever is moved into position to actuate saidcoinlever in accordance with the denomination of said coin, and a springcontrolled means on said stationary element to resist initial movementof the coin lever and lever mechanism and thereafter urge the sameonwardly in ts movement to shift said selective mechanism. i y

10. In a device of the class described, a coin transferring means formoving coins to a counting position, a register, a double le vermechanism adapted to, be set in. operation by coins carried by said cointransferring means to operate said register, spring controlled means fornormally holding said double lever mechanism in initial position andthen acting to urge said double lever mechanism onwardly toward aselective position, and pivotallymounted finger means adapted to strikeoff coins improperly car-' shifted by the second named lever into en- 7gagement with the differential gear and a registering mechanism operatedby the counting wheel.

12. In a device of the class described, a drive shaft, a slotted camthereon, a differential gear th reon, a coin carrying element, rotatedfrom the drive shaft, a lever operated by coins carried thereby, asecondlever nrova'ble with said lever, a tooth thereon adapted to engage inone of the grooves in .the cam, acounting wheel connected tofbe shiftedby the second named lever into engagement with the differential gear, aregistermg mechanism operated by the counting wheel and a mechanism forengaging thev second named lever for holding the same fronr accidentallyshifting the counting wheel into engagement with the differential gear.p

18. In a device of the class described, a coin carrying wheel, aregister, a cam member, a differential gear rigidly connected to rotatewith the cam, a counting wheel adapted tomesh with any of the sets ofteeth on the differential gear, a lever connected with the countingwheel to shift thesame, means contacted by the coin for startingmovement of the lever, means for preventing accidental movement of thelever and adapted when the lever is started in motion to continue themotion of the lever, and means on the lever engaging the cam to completethe motion of the lever in adjusting the counting wheel into operativeposition;

'14.;111 a device of the class described, a coin carrying wheel, aregister, a cam mem ber, a differential gear rigidly connected to rotatewith the cam, a counting wheel adapted to mesh with any of the sets ofteeth on the differential gear, a lever connected with the countingwheel to shift the same, means contacted by the coin for startingmovement of the lever, means for preventing accidental. movement of thelever and adapted when the lever is started in motion to continue the-motion of the lover, means on the lever engaging the cam to completethe motion of the lever in adjusting the counting wheel 7 into operativeposition, and means for positively retracting the lever to be engaged bysaid means for preventing ment of the lever.

15,111 a device of the class described a register, mechanism foractuating the same normally having one part disengaged from the other,means for effecting the engagement of the mechanism, mechanism forreleasably holding said means against accidental movement adapted afterinitial movement to continue the movement of the means,

mechanism for completing the movement of said means, and mechanism movedby the coins counted for effecting the initial movement of. the saidmeans.

16. In a device of the class described, a

accidental moveregister, a coin carrying element, a member contacted bythe coins as swept therepast, a lever moved by said member, a mechanismholding said lever from accidental movement and upon positive movementof the lever adapted to release the lever and to continue the throwthereof, mechanism for positively continuing the throw of the lever,'andmechanism entrained by the throw of the lever to operate the register.

17. In a device of the class described, a register, a coin carryingelement, a member contacted by the coins as swept therepast, a levermoved by said member, a mechanism holding said lever from accidentalmovement and upon positive movement of the lever adapted to release thelever and to continue the throw thereof, mechanism for V positivelycontinumg the throw of the lever,

mechanism entrained by. the throw of the lever to operate'the register,and means for positively returning the lever to the holding 15 mechanismpreparatory to another count.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto CHARLES WV. HILLS, J12, EARL M.HARDINE.

